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Send us Fan MailDan chats to Kris Stafford, Rugby Development Officer at Leeds Beckett, MSc in Sports Coaching, U.K Coaching award winner, and host of the @bigbreakdownhq podcast.In the podcast, they discuss:Making sure the players are valued and integrated into the coaching processHow to genuinely engage with the players outside their sportHow to have entire team conversationsWhat a positive and supportive learning environment looks likeWays to design a practice to make purposefulUsing the STEP model to develop practicesWhat is meant by the MOTs of the ABCsWhere to use a self-directed learning approach, where players spend time exploring and practicing key skills both with and without coach guidanceWhere players need guidance and where they can take controlUsing all the coaches in the session to run an effective gameHow to make player huddles more impactful To find out more about the The Big Breakdown: A Coaching Podcast, click here.To find out more about this podcast and many others, go to Rugby Coach WeeklyTo find out more about our Partner Club offerCLICK HEREAlso, tap into the library of 4,000 pages of activities, advice, tactics and tips to help you become the best rugby coach you can be!